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They treated cataracts and practiced phlebotomy through performing surgery. They also aided the military through battle. The striped pole is a symbol of this point in time, each color representing that.
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discovered difference between measles and smallpox and recorded his findings
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Physicians licensed after training with experienced doctors
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Religious instruction principles led to Islamic hospitals being founded. Separate wards were made for each illness with specially trained nurses.
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There were scores of hospitals in the Muslim world. Muslim teachings encourage the care for others.
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Jacoba Felicie was tried for not having a medical license and trying to practice medicine. She tried, and failed, to defend herself by saying that women get embarrassed by going to a male physician for treatment.
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The printing press made publishing books much faster so new information could spread quickly.
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It first came into use in Europe changing the way people though about medical research. They recorded observations instead of guessing about what was happening.
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Robert Hooke built one of the first reflecting microscopes for better research and observation.
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Within the Age of Enlightenment, studies started focusing on the anatomy of humans. In the past they were forbidden by churches but now prove many beliefs wrong.
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Edward Jenner discovered that milkmaids exposed to cowpox would not contract smallpox. He began inoculating people with cowpox blister fluid as a vaccination.
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He carried out many experiments that became the bases for microbiology. He also experimented with the pasteurization of milk.
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At first he was ridiculed for recommending that doctors cleaned the equipment and washed their hands before performing each operation. Later it became required to prevent infections.
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Great changes were caused by machinery, and economic changes helped progress with medicine. Diagnostic tools were made such as the microscope.
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San Francisco is hit by the Bubonic Plague
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin while experimenting with bacteria on dishes. He later received a Nobel Prize in medicine.
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The kidney was the first successful transplant. Later the heart, liver, and pancreas were performed. Not soon after the lung and intestinal surgeries took place
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Jonas Salk discovered this vaccine and became a "national hero" because of it. The polio virus was highly feared so by creating a preventive source, he did many people a favor.
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It was hoped to cure cancer but later found to treat people with HIV or AIDS.
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Health maintenance organizations are groups of insurance that provide fixed prices of health care to the population.
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Steve Thomas used sterile maggots to help cleanse wounds and prevent infection for battle injuries.
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Gardasil is a vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer, and it was approved by the FDA as the first HPV vaccine.
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Scientists converted human skin cells into embryonic stem cells to replace ones due to injury or illness.
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The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act allowed help be provided to special assistance through Medicare.
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AbioCor, the first artificial heart, was approved by the FDA for patients with failure in the pumping chambers. It was proven to extend life for the patients.
